On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:52:16 GMT, Stanislaw Flatto <compaid@shoalhaven.net.au> wrote:

>Hi all!
>Evidently NOT Slackware specific but still...
....
>Now the question: When did the attributes got set?
>Was it when burning to CD?

Burning CD under windows sets files to read-only, at least I've
observed that behaviour with Nero -- did a data recovery job and
client rings can't load 19MB accounts file, penny drops -- clear
read-only box.

>The original collection has no limits on manipulating those files and
>saving with the same name.
>
>Now the real querry: Any of you "old timers" recalls how to change
>attributes under DOS on a whole collection of files? (-R?????)

"attrib /?" will tell you -- I don't have Win98 running in here )

Cheers,
Grant.